The Informers
2009, Crime/Drama, 1h 38m
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critics consensus
As miserable and insipid as its protagonists, The Informers fails to provide anything to think about after the sheen of fake blond is gone. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of self-absorbed hedonists drift through their lives without the benefit of a moral compass. A movie executive (Billy Bob Thornton) carries on an affair with a newscaster, while his son (Jon Foster) tries to sort out his relationship with his promiscuous girlfriend (Amber Heard). Meanwhile, a sleazy ex-con (Mickey Rourke) hatches a plan to sell a kidnapped child for some quick cash.
Cast & Crew
Billy Bob Thornton
William Sloan
William Sloan
Kim Basinger
Laura Sloan
Laura Sloan
Mickey Rourke
Peter
Peter
Winona Ryder
Cheryl
Cheryl
Jon Foster
Graham Sloan
Graham Sloan
Amber Heard
Christie
Christie
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Audience Reviews for The Informers
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May 20, 2016Criminally underrated._kelly . Super Reviewer
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Jul 03, 2011It's easy not to care about these 80's self-absorbed, self-destructive characters. That makes this movie hard-to-see. Maybe Bret Easton Ellis die-hards will appreciate this dead-end tale.Aldo G Super Reviewer
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Jan 17, 2011"The Informers" is not so much a movie as it is a series of uneventful (and unconnected) scenes in which a bunch of unlikeable characters do drugs and have sex. What fun! If I must call it a film, it's the most shallow, dull and annoying one I've seen in ages. I can't beleive that so much acting talent is present in such trash. Avoid this like the plague.Michael S Super Reviewer
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Jan 09, 2011Give it up to Hollywood. They know how to jam a film full of stars and adapt a screenplay from a well-known writer's novel and still pretty much lose track of what they are depicting. In a "Crash"-like story structure (for lack of a better description), "The Informers" is about sex, drugs, disease, and the lives of the rich. Don't expect to get anything out of this film besides seeing Amber Heard nude most of the film. Mickey Rourke's appearance is short and sweet, but still hardly worth the trouble.Christopher H Super Reviewer
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